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Objective To study the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α (HIF-1 α) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD),and its relationship with respiratory function.Methods Sixty children with ADHD confirmed by DSM-IV were admitted as ADHD group.60 healthy children were selected as the normal control group.The serum level of HIF-1α was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Respiratory rate and respiratory amplitude were measured by biofeedback instrument.The PEF was measured by peak speed meter.The differences of HIF-1 α level and respiratory function between different ADHD groups and control group were analyzed.The influence of age and sex on HIF-1 α level and respiratory function was analyzed.Results The serum levels of HIF-1 α in ADHD group and healthy control group were (43.22-± 11.68) ng/L and (21.48 ± 12.70)ng/L respectively,the respiration rates were (17.47 ±-2.82)/min and (15.28 ± 2.35)/min respectively.The HIF-1 α and respiration rate of ADHD group were higher than healthy control group (t =9.003,4.363,all P ＜ 0.05).The respiratory amplitude in ADHD group and healthy control group were (2.36 ± 1.18) cm and (3.03 ± 1.05)cm respectively,the PEF in the two groups were (191.42 ± 30.06) L/min and (206.62 ± 33.35) L/min respectively.The respiratory amplitude and PEF of ADHD group were lower than healthy control group (t =4.007,8.534,all P ＜0.05).There were no significant differences in HIF-1α level,respiratory rate,respiratory amplitude and PEF between boys and girls with ADHD (P ＞ 0.05).There were no significant differences in HIF-1 α level,respiratory rate,respiration amplitude and PEF between different age in ADHD children (P ＞ 0.05).There was a negative correlation between HIF-1 α and PEF in children with ADHD (r =0.422,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion HIF-1 α and lung function are correlated with ADHD,ADHD children have small lung capacity,which may result in the hypoxia of the brain and the increase of HIF-1 α expression.
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Objective To investigate the effects and mechanism of hypoxia on the growth and invasion of human cervical cancer Hela cells. Methods Hypoxia microenvironment was mimicked by cobalt chloride (CoCl2), in which the growth of Hela cells were determined by MTT method, the migration ability was detected by scratch test, and the expressions of HIF-1αand Vimentin protein were measured by immunofluorescence. Results The growth of Hela cells treated with 150 μmol/L of CoCl2 for 6 h was promoted. The migration ability in hypoxia group at 48 h was significantly higher than that in ordinary oxygen group. The expressions of HIF-lαand Vimentin in Hela cells in hypoxia group were significantly higher than those in ordinary oxygen group. There was significantly positive correlation between the expressions of HIF-1α and Vimentin (P < 0.05). Conclusion Hypoxia could promote the expression of HIF-lα, which then could up-regulate the expression of Vimentin , and finally enhanced the ability of invasion and metastasis of Hela cells.
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 ( HIF-1 ) is one of the most important transcriptional factors which regulate the transcription of vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF ), HIF-1 plays a critical role in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. The transcriptional regulation role for HIF-1 in tumor angiogenesis is closely related to its molecular structure,biological character and molecular mechanism and signaling pathways.
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Objective To study the significance of the expressions of HIF-1? and E-cadherin in cervical carcinoma. Methods The expressions of HIF-1? and E-cadherin (E-cad) were determined in the clinical specimens of 109 cases of cervical carcinoma, 16 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasm and 10 cases of normal cervical tissue with immunohistochemical assay. Results There was nearly no expression of HIF-1? in the normal cervical tissue. The positive expression of HIF-1? and E-cad were 81.4% (70/86) and 28.6% (25/86) respectively in the tissue of invasive cervical carcinoma. The rate of positive expression of HIF-1? was significantly higher in invasive cervical carcinoma than in normal cervical tissue and cervical intraepithelial neoplasm (P